partial

Definition of PARTIAL for Kids

: favoring one side of a question over another <I'm too partial to be a fair judge.>

3

: fond or too fond of someone or something <Grandma is partial to ice cream sodas.>

— par·tial·ly\ˈpär-shə-lē\adverb

Word Root of PARTIAL

The Latin word pars, meaning “part,” and its form partis give us the root part. Words from the Latin pars have something to do with a part, section, or portion. To participate is to take part in some activity. Anything partial involves only part of something. A particle is a tiny bit or portion of something. It is easy to see that part itself also comes directly from pars in both form and meaning.